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RAWLS: Scoping the Drawdown Challenge

Message below was emailed to members of the CCL Raritan Valley chapter and other persons on 11-30-20.  It is the first of several dealing with regenerative agriculture with livestock that I call RAWLS.  Click tag “RAWLS” to see all. Bill … Continue reading

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Investments in the Electric Grid Proposed by JCP&L

Concerns about global warming and the associated problems of climate change, sea level rise, and ocean acidification lead to conclusion that we must stop burning fossil fuels and producing CO2 that goes into the atmosphere (where it functions as a … Continue reading

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Election 2020: Vote for Tom Malinowski

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 10-03-20.  It was published on line on 10-14-20 and in the print edition on 10-29-20. EDITOR: Many believe the upcoming election is the most important of our lives.  Those we choose … Continue reading

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EICDA 3.0: Use numeric baseline for GHG emissions schedule

Proposal below was posted to the Energy Innovation Act forum on the CCL Community website on 06-30-20. HR 763 has a schedule for GHG emission reductions that begins with a baseline that is described in the bill.  A person who … Continue reading

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Abandon Carbon Pricing ???

Letter below is to Jessica Green, Associate Professor of Political  Science at the University of Toronto.  She wrote an article in September 2019 titled “It’s Time to Abandon Carbon Pricing.”  The article suggests that she knew nothing about CCL’s proposal … Continue reading

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LTE: Expand use of carbon prices

The letter below was submitted to The Economist on May 30. Bill Allen    06-07-20 In your May 23 article “The world urgently needs to expand its use of carbon prices”  the writer described several past and present proposals for doing … Continue reading

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HR 763: Real Time Adjustments to Carbon Fee Schedule

HR 763 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives in January 2019, with the title Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA).  It is nearly identical to the first EICDA, HR 7173 that was introduced in November 2018.  … Continue reading

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We will have no regrets

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 05-09-20 and published on line on 05-11-20.  There was no print edition that week.  Two related issues that it did not address are decades of political and military involvement in the … Continue reading

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There Will Be Opportunities

The letter below was posted on the Bernardsville News website today.  Because of the COVID-19 crisis, the print edition is not now being published.  Bill Allen    04-05-20 EDITOR: Some see problems with every opportunity.  I try to see opportunities with … Continue reading

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Certified Energy Advisor (CEA)

The professional advisor described below was in my mind when I wrote the fifth bullet point of  the proposal entitled “The Next Act”.  That proposal is here. Bill Allen    01-07-20 I propose what I will call a Certified Energy Advisor … Continue reading

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